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E. HAMMANN'z; L. M. HOOP'ER.

' NEEDLE BATH.

No. 598,987. 'Pateted-Feb.. 15,1898.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD IIAMMANN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, AND Il OUIs M. HOOPER, OF RUTI-IERFORD, NEW JERSEY, AssIcNORs To THE J. L. MOTT IRON WORKS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 598,987', dated February 15, 189.8. i Application filed July 9, 1894:. Serial No. 516,928. (No model.) 'Y

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, EDWARD 'HAMMANN, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York,and LOUIS M. HOOPER, residing at Rutherford, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey, citizens of the Unitedv States, have invented an Improvement in Needle-Baths, of which the following is a specification.

Baths in which ine jets of Water are directed upon the body, usually known as needlebaths,7 have been constructed separately and also applied in connection with a bath-tub, the bath-tub receiving the water from the jets, and in some instances a movable curtainhas been provided suspended from a ring at or near one end of the bath-tub, there being a shower above the upper end of the curtain in addition to the perforated tubes for the'A needle-jets directed laterally upon the body. In the baths of this character heretofore constructed difticultyhas been experienced in preventing the curtain that is suspended from the ring interfering with the use of the ordinary bath-tub, and such curtain has been objectionable in appearance and complicated in.

its Inode of application.

The object of the present invention is to simplify the construction of t-he parts and to adapt the needle-bath to use with an ordinary bath-tub, so that the movable curtain will not interfere with the use of such ordinary bath-tub, but can be brought into position when required so as to direct the water from the jets or needle-bath into the ordinary bath-tub.

In the drawings, Figure l is a cross-section of the bath-tub and an elevation of the needle-bath, and Fig. 2 is an elevation at right angles to Fig. l with the curtain pushed back behind the tub.

The bath-tub A- is of any desired size and character, and behind it the hot-water pipe B and the cold-water pipe G rise up near the to thel shower. These parts are of ordinary construction.

From the top of the mixing-chamber F a branch passes outwardly and downwardly,ter

usually of india-rubber, hangs by rings from the hoop or support N,andvthere is ahole through this curtain at 4 for the passage of the branch leading to the cock or valve Kand holes at 5 6 for the stems of the hot and cold water faucets D and E. Thesehole's'are advantageously reinforced with rings or pieces of rubber fastened upon the curtain and' surrounding the respective holes, and the length of the curtain M is Such that its lower end may hang down entirely behind the bath-tub, as illustrated in Fig. 2, or the lower end of the curtain may be brought between the top edge of the bath-tub and the lower ends of the needle-spray tubes L L', as indicated in Fig. l, when the Spray or needle bath isto be made use of.

It will now be apparent that the temperature of the water can be regulated by the faucets D and E, that admit more or less hot and cold water into the mixing-column F, and these can be regulated without moving the curtain M, so that the proper temperature of water can be supplied to the shower H or by a pipe O down to the deflector 7 inside the bath-tub, the admission of water into the bath-tub being regulated bythe cock P but In admitting the water to the needle-'spray I tubes L L it is only necessary to open the valve K, and the person using the needlebath can stand in the bath-tub A and draw the curtain Maround the person, so as to pre- Ioo zo, contact with their lower ends.

iit the parts closely, and should any water pass through at either opening it will follow the back of the curtain down and run into the bath-tub. .y

By this improvement great facility is obxo tained, because the needle-spray does not interfere with the use of the bath-tub in the ordinary manner, and the curtain being at the back and behind the needle-spray tubes is entirely out of the way, but can readily be r 5 drawn into position when the shower or needle bath is made use of.

The needle-spray tubes being hung from their upper ends are liable to become misplaced, unscrewed, or bent by anything in To prevent this, we employ a brace S, extending across from one needle-spray tube to the other and perforated or notched for the spindles of the cocks, so that such spindles act to steady the brace and hold the spray-tubes in -position against any pressure that might tend to displace their lower ends. One needle-spray tube may be dispensed with, if desired.

In consequence of the needle-spray tubes 3o L L being suspended from the T and coupling at the upper part where the Water passes fromthe tube F, such tubes LL can be easily disconnected if the curtain has to be taken down for cleansing, repairs, or replacement,

and it is not necessary to turn oi the water from the pipes to do this, because the cocks D and E simply require to be closed, and

by unserewing the handles or hand-wheels the curtain can be liberated and removed, because the cocks are behind the curtain and the holes therein simply pass the valvestems. The easy removal of the needlespray tubes L L' also allows for cleaning the same and removing any obstructions from the holes. In cases Where the curtain is outside the supply pipes and cocks they become Wet and discolored, and the curtain cannot easily be removed without taking almost allthe apparatus apart where some portions are inside and the other parts outside the curtain. By the present improvement these dif- Iiculties are avoided.

We claim as our invention- 1. The combination with the needle-spray tubes and the connections for the same at their upper ends, of a brace extending across from one spray-tube to the other and the supply-valves, there being openings in the brace for the valve-stems, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with the bath and a hanging curtain, ofaneedle-spray tube above the bath and extending down in front of the curtain, a water-supply pipe and connection passing through the curtain to the needlespray tube, a valve behind the curtain and a valve-stem extending through the curtain, and a brace between the valve-stem and needle-spray tube, substantially as specified.

Signed by us this 5th day of July, 1894.

EDWARD I-IAMMANN. L. M. HOOPER.

Witnesses:

MAX GOEBEL, HENRY MORFIN. 

